Consumers Energy announces firings in wake of Royal Oak blast

3:21 PM,
Mar. 15, 2013

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Consumers Energy has fired an undisclosed number of employees for "failure to follow established policies and procedures" in the wake of a Feb. 27 natural gas explosion in Royal Oak that killed a local man, the utility announced today.

Company officials said the firings and other disciplinary actions were based on their findings to-date as they continue to investigate the explosion. Daniel Malczynski, 58, was killed in the blast, and more than 30 homes were damaged.

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